Send us your thoughts inspired by Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

You can post comments at the end of this article, or email submissions of 250 words or less to Barbara Marshman at bmarshman@mercurynews.com with the subject: MLK dream.

Emailed essays will be posted online, and we’ll publish a selection of comments in Wednesday’s newspaper. The deadline for possible publication is 5 p.m. Monday.

Here are some possible themes, or come up with your own:
• What do you remember, or what have you been told, of King’s era or the Dream speech?
• What has King’s message meant to you?
• What would be King’s focus if he were preaching today?
• What has changed — and what has not — since 1963?
• Did King miss the mark in any respect, given the course of history?
• If you could advise Barack Obama, what would you tell him to stress during his speech Wednesday?